A tender bush Salvia grown as an annual in colder zones.
Pronunciation
(SAL-vee-a)
Plant Type
All Plants, Perennial Tender
Hardiness Zone
8
Sunlight
full
Moisture
average, drought tolerant once established
Soil & Site
average, must be well drained
Flowers
calyx is purple to violet and wooly, corolla is white and wooly, borne on a long stalk extending above the foliage, florets found in whorls around the stalk
Leaves
grayish green leaves with white hairy underside
Dimensions
under favorable conditions an reach 4 feet, but usually much smaller
Maintenance
dead heading
Native Site
Mexico and tropical Central America
Misc Facts
Leucantha means white flower.
Notes & Reference
#87-The New Book of Salvias (Betsy Clebsch), #147-The Gardeners Guide to growing Salvias (John Sutton), #223- The Plant Lovers Guide to Salvias (John Whittlesey)